2012 World's Strongest Man
| Host city |  Los Angeles, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Winner |  Žydrūnas Savickas[1] |
| Nations participating | 17 |
| Athletes participating | 30 |
The 2012 World's Strongest Man was the 35th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held on the grounds of the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California, US.[2] The event was sponsored by MET-Rx.[2] The qualifying heats were held from September 24–27, and the finals took place Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 2012.[2] The winner was Žydrūnas Savickas, it was his third WSM title. Vytautas Lalas of Lithuania was second, and Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson was third.[1]
In the qualifying heats, Derek Poundstone set a new world record in the Giant Dumbbell press event by pressing a 210 lb (95 kg) dumbbell overhead for 11 repetitions,[3] and Vytautas Lalas set a new strongman squat world record by squatting 700 lb (320 kg) for 11 repetitions.[4] In the finals, Žydrūnas Savickas set a new Log Lift for Max Weight world record with a lift of 220 kg (490 lb).[5]
Line-up[]
Qualified athletes[]
| Name | Nationality | WSM record | other achievements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Jenkins[6] | United States
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8th place 2011 World's Strongest Man | 1st place 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic, 2nd place 2011 1st place Giants Live Australia 2012 2nd place 2010 America's Strongest Man |
| Nick Best[6] | United States
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6th place 2010 World's Strongest Man | 1st place 2010 All-American Strongman Challenge, 2nd place 2011, 3rd place 2012 2nd place Giants Live Australia 2012 9th place 2006 IFSA Strongman World Championships 2nd place Strongman Super Series Romania 2009 3rd overall 2009 Strongman Super Series 2nd place Strongman Super Series 2010 Sweden 9th place 2010 Arnold Strongman Classic, 7th place 2011 3rd place 2007 America's Strongest Man, 4th place 2008 1996 & 1997 USAPL National Powerlifting Champion in 125 kg class 1996 WDFPF World Powerlifting Champion 125 kg class |
| Mike Burke[6] | United States
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3rd place Giants Live Australia 2012 1st place 2011 Olympia Strongman Challenge 3rd place 2011 America's Strongest Man 1st place 2012 All-American Strongman Challenge 5th place 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic | |
| Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania
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2009, 2010 World's Strongest Man champion 2nd place 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011 World's Strongest Man |
6 time winner of Arnold Strongman Classic from 2003–2008, 2nd place 2010, 3rd place 2011 2 time winner IFSA Strongman World Championships, 3rd place 2007 2008 Strongman Champions League overall champion, 2nd place overall 2011 2009 Fortissimus champion, 2nd place 2008 2004 overall winner Strongman Super Series, 3rd in 2002, 2nd in 2003 3 time winner World Log Lift Championships 2008, 2009, 2011 2010, 2012 Europe's Strongest Man winner 1st place Giants Live Turkey 2010 10 time winner of Lithuania's Strongest Man 2nd place 2000 IPF World Powerlifting Championships in +125 kg class |
| Brian Shaw | United States
|
2011 World's Strongest Man champion 2nd place 2010, 3rd place 2009 World's Strongest Man |
2011 Arnold Strongman Classic champion, 4th place 2012 2009 & 2010 Strongman Super Series overall champion winner Giants Live London 2011 event 3rd place Fortissimus 2009 2nd place Giants Live Turkey 2010 |
| Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania
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7th place 2011 World's Strongest Man | 2nd place 2012 Europe's Strongest Man 3rd place Giants Live London 2011 winner Strongman Champions League 2011 Finland 3rd place 2011 World Log Lift Championships winner 2010 Lithuania's Strongest Man winner 2010 Giants Live Poland |
| Jack McIntosh |  United Kingdom
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2nd place Giants Live 2012 Hungary | |
| Johannes Årsjö |  Sweden
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2nd place 2012 Giants Live Finland 2 time Sweden's Strongest Man 2009, 2010 3rd place Giants Live Ukraine 2010 | |
 Hungary
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1st place 2012 Giants Live Hungary | ||
 Estonia
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3rd place 2012 Giants Live Finland 3rd place 2012 Strongman Champions League Serbia | ||
| Ervin Katona[7] |  Serbia
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7th place 2010 World's Strongest Man 10th place 2011 World's Strongest Man |
1std place overall 2011 Strongman Champions League 3 times Serbia's Strongest Man winner 2010 Strongman Champions League Bulgaria 3 time winner Strongman Champions League Serbia, 2010–2012 2nd place overall 2010 Strongman Champions League 1st place 2011 Strongman Champions League Bulgaria 1st place 2011 Strongman Champions League Canary Islands |
| Terry Hollands[7] | United Kingdom
|
3rd place 2007 World's Strongest Man 3rd place 2011 World's Strongest Man 7th place 2006 WSM 10th place 2008 WSM 6th place 2009 WSM 8th place 2010 WSM |
Britain's Strongest Man 2007 UK's Strongest Man 2005 England's Strongest Man (WSM) 2009 Strongman Champions League 2010 overall champion 1st place 2011 All-American Strongman Challenge 7th place 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic |
| Krzysztof Radzikowski[7] |  Poland
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1st place Giants Live Poland 2012 1st place Giants Live Poland 2011 2nd place 2009 World Log Lift Championships 3rd place 2008 & 2009 Poland's Strongest Man 2012 WSF World Strongmen Championships winner 1st place WSF World Cup Uzbekistan 2012 | |
| [7] | Poland
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1st place 2011 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships 2nd place Giants Live Poland 2012 3rd place Giants Live Poland 2011 | |
| [7] | Poland
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3rd place Giants Live Poland 2011 | |
| Martin Wildauer[7] |  Austria
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1st place 2011 Giants Live Finland 1st place 2009 Austria's Strongest Man | |
| Mikhail Koklyaev |  Russia
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3rd place 2010 World's Strongest Man | 3rd in 2005, 2nd in 2006 & 2007 IFSA World Championship 7 time grand prix winner Strongman Champions League 2nd place 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic3rd place 2006, 3rd place 2008 3rd place Giants Live Norway 2009 5th place Giants Live Poland 2012 1st place 2005 IFSA World Open 1st place 2012 WPC Raw European Powerlifting Championships +125 kg class 6 time Russian National Weightlifting champion |
| Derek Poundstone | United States
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2nd place World's Strongest Man 2008, 4th place 2009, 9th place 2010, 5th place 2011 | 2007 & 2008 America's strongest man champion 2 time Arnold Strongman Classic champion in 2009 & 2010 Fortissimus champion 2008, 2nd place 2009 Strongman Super Series overall Champion 2008 3 time Mohegan Sun Super Series champion 2008–2010 Giants Live Ukraine 2010 champion |
| Jean Francois-Caron |  Canada
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2 time winner Canada's Strongest Man 2011 & 2012 2nd place 2011 North America's Strongest Man 2nd place Strongman Champions League 2011 Canada semi-finals | |
| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson |  Iceland
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6th place 2011 World's Strongest Man | 1st place 2011 Iceland's Strongest Man, 3rd place 2010 4th place Giants Live Poland 2011 2nd place 2011 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships 1st place Strongest Man in Iceland 2010 & 2011 2nd place 2010 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic |
| Louis Philippe Jean | Canada
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10th place 2009 World's Strongest Man | 1st place 2008 Canada's Strongest Man |
 South Africa
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| Eddie Hall | United Kingdom
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| Graham Hicks | United Kingdom
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| Chris Gearing | United Kingdom
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| United States
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 Norway
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Norway's Strongest Man 2012 | ||
 Netherlands
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| James Fennelly |  Ireland
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Ireland's Strongest Man 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
 Australia
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Qualifying heats and final[]
Heat 1[]
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania
|
31.5 |
| 2 | Jean-Francois Caron | Canada
|
29 |
| 3 | Derek Poundstone | United States
|
27.5 |
| 4 | Poland
|
15 | |
| 5 | Jack McIntosh | United Kingdom
|
13 |
| 6 | South Africa
|
10 |
- events: loading, truck pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones
Heat 2[]
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland
|
29.5 |
| 2 | Mike Jenkins | United States
|
26 |
| 3 | Nick Best | United States
|
21 |
| 4 | Eddie Hall | United Kingdom
|
19 |
| 5 | Poland
|
15 | |
| 6 | Hungary
|
13.5 |
- events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, squat, atlas stones
Heat 3[]
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States
|
27.5 |
| 2 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden
|
27 |
| 3 | Martin Wildauer | Austria
|
23.5 |
| 4 | Mikhail Koklyaev | Russia
|
22 |
| 5 | Estonia
|
16 | |
| 6 | Chris Gearing | United Kingdom
|
10 |
- events: loading, limo pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones
Heat 4[]
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania
|
29 |
| 2 | Ervin Katona | Serbia
|
23 |
| 3 | Louis-Philippe Jean | Canada
|
21 |
| 4 | United States
|
18 | |
| 5 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom
|
17.5 |
| 6 | Norway
|
16.5 |
- events: loading, limo pull, viking press for reps, squat, keg toss, atlas stones
Heat 5[]
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom
|
30 |
| 2 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland
|
27.5 |
| 3 | Mike Burke | United States
|
24 |
| 4 | Netherlands
|
19 | |
| 5 | James Fennelly | Ireland
|
18.5 |
| 6 | Australia
|
5 |
- events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, car deadlift for reps, atlas stones
Finals[]
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1s | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania
|
49.0 | 3rd WSM title |
| 2 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania
|
44.5 | |
| 3 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland
|
42.5 | |
| 4 | Brian Shaw | United States
|
40.0 | |
| 5 | Mike Jenkins | United States
|
38.5 | |
| 6 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland
|
32.5 | |
| 7 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom
|
28.5 | Injured |
| 8 | Jean-Francois Caron | Canada
|
21.5 | |
| 9 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden
|
19.5 | |
| 10 | Ervin Katona | Serbia
|
9.5 | Injured |
- events: super yoke, log lift for max weight, truck pull, deadlift for reps, natural stone lift, power stairs
References[]
- ^ a b "Zydrunas Savickas: World's Strongest Man Winner". Archived from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
- ^ a b c "WSM 2012 – Los Angeles – 24th September to 1st October - The Worlds Strongest Man". Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "World's Strongest Man Qualifiers: Poundstone Breaks World Record". Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ "World's Strongest Man: Another World Record Today". Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ "WSM Finals: Zydrunas Savickas Breaks Log Lift World Record". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ a b c "Mike Jenkins Wins Giants Live–FitX Melbourne 2012". Ironmind.com. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- ^ a b c d e f "Polish Sweep at Giants Live, WSM Update". Ironmind.com. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- ^ "MET-Rx World's Strongest Man: Athletes and Events". Ironmind.com. 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2012 in American sports
- World's Strongest Man competitions